Core AI visits ENGAGE in Kenya

Our African partner universities are nurturing the full pipeline of future data scientists. Our cluster member Kajsa Hallberg Adu, Ph.D., visited the ENGAGE Project KE at the University of Nairobi. ENGAGE Project KE is an initiative that opens doors for high school girls to discover the excitement and possibilities of data science. Their pilot program […]

Focus on responsible AI at the 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Responsible AI took centre stage at the 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, where our cluster was prominently represented by Dr. Chika Yinka-Banjo and Dr. Victor Odumuyiwa from the University of Lagos. Their participation highlighted the strength and momentum of Nigeria’s AI research community in driving ethical, inclusive, and innovative AI development. Read […]

CoRE AI Welcomes Second Cohort of African PhD Students to Uppsala University

For the second time, the cluster will host nine PhD students in Uppsala from September to October 2025. The students come from across the African continent—from South Africa in the south, to Nigeria in the west, Kenya in the east, and Uganda in the center—and will spend two months contributing to and learning from ongoing […]

CoRE AI at Africa Days – Uppsala University

In June 2025, the cluster hosted a delegation from Ghana with representatives from grassroots organisations  BecauseSheCan founders Otema Yirenkyi and Kweyakie Blebo and Doing A PhD In Africa, founder Titilope Ajayi, Ph.D., discussing how toonboard more PhD students into our future doctoral programs with David Sumpter’s brain-child the Kujenga-course, ensure access also for women students,  […]

Masterclass: An Introduction to Graph Learning and Signal Processing

This lecture offers an accessible introduction to Graph Signal Processing (GSP) and Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), two complementary frameworks that enable the modeling and analysis of data with complex relational structures. These methods are particularly useful for biomedical and neuroscience applications, where data often naturally reside on irregular, non-Euclidean domains such as brain networks or […]

Global AI Summit on Africa 2025, Kigali

On 3–4 April 2025, our CoRE AI cluster members participated in major AI events in Kigali, Rwanda. Prof. Ida-Maria Sintorn and Dr. Kajsa Hallberg Adu (Uppsala University) attended the Nordic Forum in Rwanda. Dr. Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende (Makerere University, Mak-AI) and Dr. Victor Odumuyiwa (University of Lagos) were present at the Global AI Summit on Africa […]

Landscape of Ethical And Societal Impacts of Generative AI in Education

On March 26, 2025, CoreAI ARUA member and Senior Lecturer at Makerere University, Dr. Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende, had the opportunity to serve as the moderator of the webinar “Landscape of Ethical And Societal Impacts of Generative AI in Education” The event focused on the societal impacts and ethical considerations of generative AI in education. Read More

Masterclass: A Practical Introduction to Reinforcement Learning

Our upcoming masterclass will provide attendees with an understanding of the fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning and the tools to apply it to a variety of areas – anything from controlling a cement factory to car air-conditioning systems. Held by Prof. James Brusey at Coventry University, we will begin with the theoretical underpinnings, including Markov Decision […]

Masterclass on Quantum Computing

Qubits Uncovered: The Gateway to Quantum Computing This Masterclass with Prof Francesco Petruccione of Stellenbosch University offers an accessible exploration into the world of quantum computing, focusing on the qubit—the fundamental unit of quantum information. In this class, we demystify core quantum concepts such as superposition, interference, and measurement through hands-on demonstrations that can be […]